Chuck Schumer went to the Senate floor to condemn a war and left it having seemingly declared one of his own, after a loud flatulent sound erupted mid-speech on live television and the minority leader visibly struggled not to laugh.
The 75-year-old New York Democrat was excoriating President Donald Trump over the Iran conflict and the stalled National Defence Authorisation Act on Tuesday when the unmistakable noise cut through the chamber, captured by his own microphone and broadcast live on C-SPAN.
